Following years of anticipating the upcoming Stephen King movie , fans were left exceptionally disappointed in 2017 watching Nikolaj Arcel’s The Dark Tower – a wretched excuse for an adaptation of the source material – but that crime against pop culture will soon hopefully be righted. In late 2022, it was officially announced that Mike Flanagan acquired the rights to the beloved series of King books , and he plans to adapt it a series that will run for “at least five seasons.” The filmmaker – responsible for two of the best King movies of all time – is presently focused on his new contribution to the Exorcist franchise (which is set with a March 2026 release date ), but he has promised that the movie and show are co-existing in development .
So, when can we expect to see The Dark Tower ? What is the show going to be about? And what is Mike Flanagan ’s vision for the source material? We’ve put together this feature to answer all of those questions and more, and we will continue to update it as we learn more about the series. When Is The Release Date For Mike Flanagan’s The Dark Tower? There is no set release date for The Dark Tower adaptation yet. In a July 2024 interview with the Talking Scared podcast, Mike Flanagan described The Dark Tower as an “oil tanker of a project,” and the scale of it means that it’s taking a minute to properly come together behind the scenes.
Because of that extreme effort, Flanagan has found that it’s “perfectly feasib.